Fake letter from Cabinet Office spreads on social media
A letter falsely claiming to come from the Cabinet Office has been widely shared. Read
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Pippa Allen-Kinross
News & Online Editor (former)
Pippa joined Full Fact as a journalist in January 2020 from her position as senior reporter at Schools Week. She previously worked for the Wimbledon Guardian and The Wharf and freelanced at Mirror Online.
Warnings over NHS coronavirus vaccine scam email
The scam attempts to take financial information from members of the public. Read
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Post comparing the living wage and pensions needs context
A widely shared post on Facebook compares the living wage and state pension. Read
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Viral influencer video full of false Covid-19 claims
A widely shared video on social media makes a number of incorrect and misleading statements about the pandemic. Read
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Health
Several coronavirus claims made by MP in newspaper are inaccurate
David Warburton MP made a number of claims about Covid-19 statistics in an article for the Somerset County Gazette. Read
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Viral posts about missing girl are false, again
Posts are spreading on social media claiming the same girl is missing from multiple areas. Read
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Video falsely claims PCR tests insert ‘nanoparticles’ into brain
The video on social media is wrong to suggest it is dangerous to be tested for Covid-19. Read
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You don’t need your NHS number to get a Covid-19 vaccine
A widely shared post on social media claims people who don’t know their NHS number are causing a ‘bottleneck’. Read
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Survey doesn’t show voters ditching Conservatives over bike lanes
A survey by the campaign group Fair Fuel UK was covered by The Mail on Sunday, but has several flaws. Read
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Health
The problem with coronavirus transmission in hospitals
Full Fact investigates what we know about Covid-19 transmission in hospitals, and what we don’t. Read
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